Display-card holder



""Hmmum) Aug. 21, 1928. 1,681,595

' A. M. RAY

DISPLAY CARD HOLDER Filed Dec. 29, 1927 Z'snvcutor Patented Aug. 21, 1928.y

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i nrsrfrlAY-CARD"nonnina-fg' App'Inception-5 sied December This invention relates to display.oard

holders'and more particularly holders of' this class which are designed to"A be Seeu'redto ae suitable support suoli', for example, asthe Vfillying neck of anautomobile radiatorJ Such display cards are usually printed upoircardboard and are liable :to be torn tronitlie supe port, andthe objeet of the presentoinventionlis toxpro'vide a Cheap' 104 which Wllseeurely" ouredto a support such as the filling neck' of an automobile `radiator y With this ob] eet in View the invention consists, generally stated, ot an integral pieoe ot metal, either in the form of a stripV o-i'f sheet metal or ot a wire, so' bent asto Yform two parallel card-clamping portions,andl a shankeX- l tending at rightfangles therefrom and ter` minatingin ani adjustable loop, together with `means orjclamping" the kcard Vbetweensaid parallel Clamping portionsand clamping the loopjto the support.` I -1 Y The ,invention urtlier'resides invia blank i for niakingsuoha display card holder, which blank consists ot a strip of sheet metal' withv a seriesj of holes or perforations'y at one endf thereof, a hole or perforation 'at the other' end the'reonandperforationsinthebody of tions will register so as torenablet'he elampsto y be inserted therethroiigli` and" through the card :tor clamping theeard and toltightenthe f1 h and theghole 4 will register, and a elamp loop aroundV its" support.

The invention is illustrated in the aecompanying dravvingin which ,Y Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention shown attached to the filling neck of an automobile radiator; e t Y y VFigure 2 is a plan view of the formof the inventiony Shown in Figure 1; Figure is a plan view of the Which the holder of Figures land 2 is made;

and

Figure L1 bodying the invention, vof a single piece of Wire bent into proper form to provide the olampingsurfaees, theeyelets through which the clamps are passed, and the shank and loop as in the other form, y Referring to4 the drawings,'in which like referencey characters throughout the several views, andlfirst toFig. 3, 1 indicates a blank of sheet metal provided at one end with a series `ofholes 2, and at the is a plan vievv of a holder emthe same being made eard lrolder of this elass 'Clamp and' hold a pastey board Card, and'which may be readilysethe blank so positioned 'that when-tilejblank is bentl to'lorm the holder, the several l'o'e'ritora` blank from indicate .l like parts Y V29, 1921;.` serial No. 243,397..

. lother end with a single hole i3;

theholes 2 butfsuflieiently removed therefrom to alord. metaltoriforming a loop' isa yhole la In thel body oft'l the y "pairs-of holes, 5, 5, and 6,6. Preferabl Athe holes o'frtliese tivo: pairs lare ofV oblong-.Qs iape f inorder tortaeilitate the ready registerL o the blank "are two d LAdjacent to 1 y:

@parts with `respect olf each otheryivhen' the Y ,hereinafter described;` This blankconstitutes in andof itself an larticle ot ynuinutaeture which maybe readily and compaotlyshipped to fthe Consumer, and

vholder nonT to be desm'ibedj` Q Referiringto'Figsi and `2,211 strip ofsheet metall is'bent at the points 171 and f8 sharply `upon itself so that the endiportions ,9 and 10 lie parallel with and approximatelly the. medial: point .of the vportion 11, has. its terminal part `12 bent `at-ri-ght angles to 'themiddleiportiorn11(y 'Fhuieiid por- 'tion 10h'asits terminallpart 18 'bentatright angles toI the'` middle portion atv yappronimateblank is bent' into the form of a Cardfholderyas p,

may be readily b'eudedv into the display Card t l jolosely` adjacent to the middle portion it ,Theresa-'portions aan lythemed-ial'pointf'of the'latter and'pafrallel With thet'ermina'lfpart 12 oit the end portionQ, and their intothe form` of afloopll, and `finally has its extrelneend portionl extendedfbaok tovvalrdll` the *middl'efportion ,.11 parallel: 1 with theterminal kpart 12 yof the end: port-ion,v 9,

said terminall'part 12 being embraced orfheld between the terminall part lzfand theshank portionforV the-terminal .part.13. f-Infths poscrew 16, provided with a Wingnut 17, is i ,passed therethrough, and by this means the loop tightened tofirmly engage the support'. LThe series of holes 2. inthe blank 1 affords means whereby the size of the loop maybe ad justed Within limits to properly lit the support. Y

With the parts bent as indicated above, the Vtvvo holes 5 and 5 Will register with each kother and a Clamp sorevv 18 is passed therethrough, and the `tvvo holes 6, 6 may also be brought in register to the end th'atthe clamp screw 19 may be passed therethrough. A card V2() is -inserted between the portionll vrby means of the clamp serews which pass through openings in rmly clamped between the opposing faces of the card, but it vis alsoy the support, and this prevents the card 4being torn from its position, unless bythel application of very considerable force.

Referring now to Fig. 4, 2lis a wire'vbent sharply at the points 22 and 23so as to bring the end portions 24 and 25 parallel with the middle portion. The terminal part 26 of the end portion 24 is first bent at right anglesto the middle portion to form a shank, then into `a clamp screw receiving loop 27, after which it isA bent into a support. engaging`loop28, andlinallyinto a hook-'shaped part 29. Thel other end portion 25 has its terminal end pore tion bent at rightl angles to the` main clamping body of .the holder andy parallel to ythe shank portion 2G or' the member 24,- 'and nut 34 thereon for tighteningtheloop 28 around the card holder support.

The parallel clamping members constituting the parts for clamping the card are then bent on themselves so as to form loops or eyes v35,' 36, and clamping screws 37 and 38 are passedthrough said loopsor eyes andthrough the card between the clamping members, and' wingv nuts 39 and'40are applied thereto to.

securely clamp the parts andthe card in se-v I y spaced holesjin its body portion, whereby said cure position. f y

It will be perceived that by the present invention there is provided, first, a blank which may be shipped in large numbers in very compact space; second, there V1s provided a card holder that can be made ata minimum cost,

which will Vsecurely clamp a pasteboard cardV and insure the same from being readily torn .from its support, and whichy may bereadily and securely clamped to asupport suchas the illing neck of an automobileradiator. Vj

Vhat isclaimed is: s 1 l. Adisplay card holder consisting of an integral piece of metal bent to form f two parallel oppositely disposedcard clamping portions,a'loop intermediate the extremities' of said card clamping portions at right angles said card clamping portions, and a clamp on ,A said shank for tightening said loop.

2. A ,displayv card holder consisting of a stripv of metal having each endv portion bent on th-emiddle portion and parallel therewith f tov approximately .the medialpointof said middle portion, at which point the terminal part of ,one end'fportion is bent at aA right angle into a shank portion and the terminal part of the other endportion is bent at a right angle. first intoa shank portion, then a loop portion, and, then la second shank portion,`all

. of said shanky port-ions being parallel and1having a clamp member passing therethrough,

and two clampy members, one on eitherside ofv to the parts parallel therewith. n y

A blank for forminga display card said' shank andA clamping said middle portion holder,.saidblank consisting of avvstrip of sheet metal Vhaving a serieskof closely spaced holes at one end, and `a singlerhole adjacent but somewhat removed'from said series of holes, and ahole near the other end. of said strip,said strip ilurther having twopairsof strip ymay be, benton itself between thev holes of each of said pairs of holes to' bring the holes of each pair intoL register, and the end having the series'of closely'spacedholes may be bent into a shank and a loop 4withone of the saidI series not holes in register with said holeadjacentthereto.and also in registerwith the holel in the other end, when said lastnamed end is bent parallel with the end having the f series of holes. n f f In testimony whereof I have signed this specification. t

' l yALVISy M. RAY. 

